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Chapter 1

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cardi   heart  
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gastr   stomach  
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arthr   joint  
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dermat   skin  
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hemat   blood  
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leuk/o   white  
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cyan/o   blue or bluish  
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erythr/o   red  
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melan/o   black  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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eosin/o   red or rosy red  
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oid   like or resembling  
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itis   inflammation  
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megaly   enlargement  
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ic   pertaining to  
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logy   study of  
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pathy   disease  
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ectomy   surgical removal or excision  
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ac   pertaining to or like  
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papilla   papillae  
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diagnosis   diagnoses  
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apex   apices  
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ganglion   ganglia  
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atrium   atria  
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bronchus   bronchi  
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encephalopathy   disease process of the brain  
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hematology   study of blood  
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cardiopathy   disease process of the heart  
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gastrectomy   surgical removal of the stomach  
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dermatitis   inflammation of the skin  
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gastritis   inflammation of the stomach  
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cardiomegaly   enlargement of the heart  
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dermatology   study of skin  
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cardiac   pertaining to the heart  
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gastric   pertaining to the stomach  
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prefix   term attached to the beginning of a medical term  
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suffix   term attached to end of a medical term  
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combining vowel   has no medical meaning, allows word elements to be joined, making pronunciation easier  
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root   the building block of all medical terms  
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combining form   the root plus the combining vowel  
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sub   prefix meaning below or under  
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cardi/o   heart  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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arthr/o   joint  
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dermat/o   skin  
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hemat/o   blood  
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iac   pertaining to  
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al   pertaining to or like  
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ar   pertaining to or like  
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ary   pertaining to or like  
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vertebra   vertebrae  
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necrosis   necroses  
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varix   varices  
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ovum   ova  
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viscus   viscera  
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corpus   corpora  
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